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- the present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a storage medium.
- the present invention is in view of such situations, and one object thereof is to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a storage medium capable of improving convenience of suppliers of electric power and consumers of the electric power.
- An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a storage medium according to the present invention employ the following configurations.
- an information management apparatus including: a memory that stores instructions, and one or more processors that execute the instructions to: acquire location information of one or more vehicles having electric power of only a first battery as a power source and a remaining level of the electric power of the first battery, acquire information of a surplus power accumulated in a second battery that is installed in each of a plurality of facilities and is capable of supplying electric power to devices installed in the facility and location information of the facility, and provide the location information of the facility to the vehicle by referring to the location information of the vehicle and the location information of the facility in a case in which the remaining level of the electric power of the first battery is equal to or lower than a first threshold, the facility being in which the second battery of which the surplus power is equal to or higher than a second threshold is disposed and being present within a predetermined distance from a vehicle.
- the facilities are facilities different from charging facilities used only for supplying electric power to mobile bodies including a vehicle and may be houses, stores, or factories.
- the devices disposed in the facilities are home electric appliances disposed in a house, facilities that are disposed in a store for operating the store, or devices used for manufacturing a product in a factory.
- the one or more processors that are configured to execute the instructions to: assign a compensation to a manager of the second battery based on a supplied electric power in a case in which electric power accumulated in the second battery is supplied to the first battery.
- the surplus power is an electric power based on an index acquired by subtracting an electric power assumed to be used in the facility from the electric power accumulated in the second battery.
- the one or more processors that are configured to execute the instructions to: refer to conditions designated by a manager of the second battery, extracts a facility present within a predetermined distance from the vehicle, and supply location information of the extracted facility to the vehicle.
- the one or more processors that are configured to execute the instructions to: acquire a state of the second battery when the second battery is supplying electric power to the first battery and detect an abnormality of the second battery on the basis of the acquired state.
- the electric power accumulated in the second battery includes electric power provided by a power generation device that is disposed in the facility and generates power using sunlight.
- the second battery is a battery mounted in the vehicle before being installed in the facility.
- an information processing method using a computer including: acquiring location information of one or more vehicles having electric power of only a first battery as a power source and a remaining level of the electric power of the first battery; acquiring information of a surplus power accumulated in a second battery that is installed in each of a plurality of facilities and is capable of supplying electric power to devices installed in the facility and location information of the facility; and providing the location information of the facility to the vehicle by referring to the location information of the vehicle and the location information of the facility in a case in which the remaining level of the electric power of the first battery is equal to or lower than a first threshold, the facility being in which the second battery of which the surplus power is equal to or higher than a second threshold is disposed and being present within a predetermined distance from a vehicle.
- a non-transitory computer storage medium storing a program causing a computer to execute: acquire location information of one or more vehicles having electric power of only a first battery as a power source and a remaining level of the electric power of the first battery; acquire information of a surplus power accumulated in a second battery that is installed in each of a plurality of facilities and is capable of supplying electric power to devices installed in the facility and location information of the facility; and provide the location information of the facility to the vehicle by referring to the location information of the vehicle and the location information of the facility in a case in which the remaining level of the electric power of the first battery is equal to or lower than a first threshold, the facility being in which the second battery of which the surplus power is equal to or higher than a second threshold is disposed and being present within a predetermined distance from a vehicle.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information processing system 1 including an information processing apparatus.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of an in-vehicle device.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration included in a power supply facility.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of an information processing apparatus.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of details of vehicle information.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of details of facility information.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of details of reservation information.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of details of usage information.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on a display of a vehicle M.
- FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram (1) showing an example of the flow of a process executed by an information processing system.
- FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram (2) showing an example of the flow of a process executed by the information processing system.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a surplus power.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a technique for deriving a second index.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information processing system 1 including an information processing apparatus 300 .
- the information processing system 1 includes one or more vehicles M (vehicles M 1 to M 3 in the drawing), one or more power supply facilities 200 (power supply facilities 200 - 1 to 200 - 3 in the drawing), and the information processing apparatus 300 .
- the vehicle M, the power supply facility 200 , and the information processing apparatus 300 communicate with each other, for example, through a network NW.
- the network NW include a cellular network, a Wi-Fi network, Bluetooth (a registered trademark), the Internet, a wide area network (WAN), a LAN, a public line, a provider device, a dedicated line, a radio base station, and the like.
- the vehicle M is an electric automobile that travels using electric power.
- the vehicle M is a vehicle that has only electric power of a battery B as a power source.
- a battery B for example, a battery B, a motor for traveling, a vehicle control device, a car navigation system, an in-vehicle device 100 , and the like are mounted.
- the vehicle M travels using a drive force of the motor for traveling.
- the motor for traveling is driven using electric power accumulated in the battery B.
- the battery B is a secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery that can be repeatedly charged and discharged.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the in-vehicle device 100 .
- the in-vehicle device 100 includes a communicator 102 , a controller 104 , a display 106 , an operator 108 , and a storage 120 .
- the communicator 102 is a communication interface used for communication with the information processing apparatus 300 .
- the controller 104 is realized by a processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) executing an application program 122 (software) stored in the storage 120 .
- CPU central processing unit
- the controller 104 may be realized by hardware such as a large scale integration (LSI), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or the like or may be realized by software and hardware in cooperation.
- the storage 120 is realized by a storage device including a non-transitory storage medium such as a hard disk drive (HDD), a flash memory, an electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), a read only memory (ROM), or the like, a random access memory (RAM), or the like.
- HDD hard disk drive
- EEPROM electrically erasable programmable read only memory
- ROM read only memory
- RAM random access memory
- the controller 104 communicates with the information processing apparatus 300 using the communicator 102 in accordance with a user's operation and transmits a user's request to the information processing apparatus 300 or performs push notification based on information received from the information processing apparatus 300 .
- the controller 104 causes the display 106 to display information provided by the information processing apparatus 300 .
- the display 106 is a display device that displays an image.
- the display is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), an electroluminescence (EL) display device, or the like.
- the operator 108 is a button used for operating the display.
- the display 106 and the operator 108 may be a touch panel in which such functions are integrally configured.
- the operator 108 may be a graphical user interface (GUI) switch displayed on the display 106 .
- GUI graphical user interface
- the operator 108 may be a mechanical button.
- the power supply facility 200 is a facility different from charging facilities (charging stands and charging stations) used only for supplying electric power to mobile bodies including vehicles M.
- the power supply facility 200 is a house, a store, or a factory. In the following description, the power supply facility 200 is assumed to be a house.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration included in the power supply facility 200 .
- the power supply facility 200 includes a communicator 210 , a display 220 , an operator 230 , a controller 240 , a facility battery 250 , a power feed unit 260 , a power generation device 270 , and home electric appliances 280 .
- a communicator 210 includes a communicator 210 , a display 220 , an operator 230 , a controller 240 , a facility battery 250 , a power feed unit 260 , a power generation device 270 , and home electric appliances 280 .
- HEMS home energy management system
- the controller 240 is realized by a processor such as a CPU executing an application program (software) stored in a storage device. Some or all of functions executed by the controller 240 may be realized by hardware such as an LSI, an ASIC, a FPGA, or the like or may be realized by software and hardware in cooperation.
- a processor such as a CPU executing an application program (software) stored in a storage device.
- Some or all of functions executed by the controller 240 may be realized by hardware such as an LSI, an ASIC, a FPGA, or the like or may be realized by software and hardware in cooperation.
- the communicator 210 is a communication interface used for communication with the information processing apparatus 300 .
- the display 220 is a display device that displays an image.
- the operator 230 is a button used for operating the display.
- the controller 240 controls the functional configurations included in the power supply facility 200 .
- the controller 240 transmits information included in a functional configuration included in the power supply facility 200 or information generated by the functional configuration to the information processing apparatus 300 or acquires information transmitted by the information processing apparatus 300 using the communicator 210 .
- the facility battery 250 is a secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery that can be repeatedly charged and discharged.
- the facility battery 250 can be linked with a system power, the power feed unit 260 , the power generation device 270 , the home electric appliances 280 , and the like.
- the facility battery 250 accumulates system power or electric power supplied to the power generation device 270 .
- the facility battery 250 supplies the accumulated electric power to the power feed unit 260 or the home electric appliances 280 .
- the power feed unit 260 supplies electric power to the battery B of the vehicle M.
- the power feed unit 260 converts a voltage or a current of electric power supplied by the facility battery 250 into a predetermined voltage or a predetermined current and provides electric power of the converted voltage or current for the battery B of the vehicle M.
- the power feed unit 260 can supply electric power to the vehicle M.
- the power generation device 270 is a power generation device utilizing natural energy, for example, a photovoltaic power generation device generating power using sunlight or the like.
- the power generation device 270 supplies generated electric power to the facility battery 250 .
- the home electric appliances 280 are household electric appliances such as an electric washer, a television set, a lighting mechanism, and a refrigerator.
- the home electric appliances 280 operate using electric power supplied from a system or electric power supplied by the facility battery 250 .
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 300 .
- the information processing apparatus 300 includes a communicator 310 , an acquirer 320 , an information processor 330 , a use manager 340 , and a storage 380 .
- each of the acquirer 320 , the information processor 330 , and the use manager 340 is realized by a processor such as a CPU executing an application program (software) stored in a storage device.
- Some or all of such functional members may be realized by hardware such as an LSI, an ASIC, a FPGA, or the like or may be realized by software and hardware in cooperation.
- the storage 380 is realized by a storage device including a non-transitory storage medium such as a HDD, a flash memory, an EEPROM, a ROM, or the like, a RAM, or the like.
- a non-transitory storage medium such as a HDD, a flash memory, an EEPROM, a ROM, or the like, a RAM, or the like.
- One or both of the information processor 330 and the use manager are examples of a “controller”.
- the storage 380 stores vehicle information 382 , facility information 384 , reservation information 386 , and usage information 388 . Such information will be described below.
- the communicator 310 is a communication interface used for communicating with other devices through the network NW.
- the communicator 10 acquires information transmitted by the vehicle M and information transmitted by the power supply facility 200 .
- the communicator 310 acquires a charged state of the battery of the vehicle M, a location of the vehicle M, and the like.
- the acquirer 320 includes a first acquirer 322 and a second acquirer 324 .
- the first acquirer 322 acquires vehicle information relating to the vehicle M at predetermined intervals (see FIG. 5 ).
- the vehicle information relating to the vehicle M is identification information of the vehicle M, a destination of the vehicle, an index representing a remaining electric power of the battery B of the vehicle M (for example, a state of charge (SOC)), location information of the vehicle M, the distance (not shown) that the vehicle M can travel using electric power accumulated in the battery B, and the like.
- the vehicle information is stored in the storage 380 as the vehicle information 382 .
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of details of the vehicle information 382 .
- the supply conditions are an extent of accumulated power of the facility battery 250 being equal to or higher than 80 [%], provision of a designated power (a predetermined amount of electric power) to the battery B of the vehicle M, and the like.
- the supply conditions may be determined not by manager's designation but by the information processing system 1 .
- the designated power may be an index such as an amount of power designated by a manager or may be an index acquired on the basis of behaviors and use forms designated by a manager.
- the index acquired on the basis of designated behaviors and use forms may be the amount of power acquired by subtracting a necessary power amount from the amount of power accumulated in the facility battery 250 .
- the necessary power amount is the amount of electric power if it is assumed that home electric appliances 280 disposed in a facility will be used for a predetermined time or more.
- a manager designates an electric washer as being used once, an air conditioner as being used for five hours, and the like.
- the power supply facility 200 derives an amount of power assumed to be used on the basis of designated behaviors.
- the facility information is stored in the storage 380 as the facility information 384 .
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of details of the facility information 384 .
- the information processor 330 processes or manages information that has been acquired by the acquirer 320 .
- the information processor 330 stores information acquired by the acquirer 320 in the storage 380 or provides information stored in the storage 380 for the vehicle M or the power supply facility 200 .
- the information processor 330 provides location information of power supply facilities 200 , in which the facility battery 250 of which a surplus power is equal to or larger than a second threshold is disposed, present within a predetermined distance from the vehicle M for the vehicle M by referring to the location information of the vehicle M and the location information of the power supply facilities 200 .
- the information processor 330 may derive the amount of power that is necessary for the vehicle M to arrive at a destination and provide location information of the power supply facilities 200 that can provide the derived power amount (the power supply facilities 200 of which a surplus power is equal to or higher than the derived power amount) for the vehicle M.
- the use manager 340 manages a reservation for the vehicle M to charge the battery B using the power supply facility 200 .
- the use manager 340 generates reservation information.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of details of reservation information 386 .
- the reservation information 386 includes identification information of a user who has made a reservation, a reservation time, and the like for each power supply facility 200 .
- the use manager 340 bills a user of the vehicle M or assigns a compensation to a manager of the power supply facility 200 .
- the use manager 340 determines a compensation to be assigned on the basis of a status in which the vehicle M uses the power supply facility 200 for a manager of the power supply facility 200 .
- the amount of money or the like to be assigned is stored in the storage 380 as the usage information 388 .
- “assigning” represents storing of information in which information representing a compensation is associated with a manager who is an assignment target in the storage 380 .
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of details of the usage information 388 .
- the usage information 388 includes information such as the number of times the vehicle M has used the power supply facility 200 , a time for which the power supply facility 200 has supplied electric power to the vehicle M, an extent of electric power supply to the vehicle M (an amount of power), a compensation assigned to a manager of the power supply facility, and the like for a predetermined period.
- the compensation is derived on the basis of a function having some or all of the number of times, the time, and the extent of electric power as parameters.
- the information processing apparatus 300 provides information of power supply facilities 200 that are present in the vicinity of the vehicle M and can charge the battery B of the vehicle M for the vehicle M.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display 106 of the vehicle M. For example, location information of each power supply facility 200 associated with map information, the usage fee at the time of charging at the facility, the time until arrival at the power supply facility 200 , the distance to the power supply facility 200 , and the like are displayed.
- An occupant of the vehicle M can make a reservation for the use of the power supply facility 200 by operating the operator 108 of the vehicle M by referring to an image displayed on the display 106 and charge the battery B using the power supply facility 200 .
- the information processing apparatus 300 assigns a compensation such as money to a manager of the power supply facility 200 on the basis of a usage fee paid by an occupant of the vehicle M.
- FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram (1) showing an example of the flow of a process executed by the information processing system 1 .
- the power supply facility 200 transmits facility information to the information processing apparatus 300 (Step S 100 ).
- the information processing apparatus 300 acquires the facility information and causes the storage 380 to store the acquired facility information (Step S 102 ).
- the vehicle M transmits the vehicle information to the information processing apparatus 300 (Step S 104 ).
- the information processing apparatus 300 acquires the vehicle information and causes the storage 380 to store the acquired vehicle information (Step S 106 ).
- the information processing apparatus 300 extracts power supply facilities 200 that are at a predetermined distance from the vehicle M that has transmitted the vehicle information and can charge the battery B of the vehicle M (Step S 108 ).
- the information processing apparatus 300 extracts a power supply facility 200 that is present within a predetermined distance from the vehicle M by referring to supply conditions designated by a manager of the facility battery 250 and supplies location information of the extracted power supply facility 200 to the vehicle M. For example, a power supply facility 200 that is allowed to perform charging at the time at which the vehicle M desires to be charged is extracted.
- the information processing apparatus 300 transmits information of the extracted power supply facility 200 to the vehicle M (Step S 110 ).
- the vehicle M causes the display 106 to display the transmitted information of the power supply facility 200 on the display 106 (Step S 112 ).
- the vehicle M transmits reservation information including identification information of the occupant, the reservation time, and the like to the information processing apparatus 300 (Step S 116 ).
- the information processing apparatus 300 accepts a reservation on the basis of the reservation information (Step S 118 ).
- the information processing apparatus 300 transmits information indicating that the reservation has been accepted to the power supply facility 200 (Step S 120 ).
- the power supply facility 200 causes the display 106 to display the information relating to the reservation (Step S 122 ).
- the information relating to the reservation may be transmitted to a mobile terminal device such as a smartphone registered in advance in place of the power supply facility 200 .
- the information processing apparatus 300 provides information of power supply facilities 200 that can be used for vehicles M of which the SOC of the battery B is equal to or lower than the first threshold, whereby a user's convenience is improved.
- Some or all of the above-described processes and a process to be described below (the process of FIG. 11 ) performed by the information processing apparatus 300 may be performed by the power supply facility 200 or the vehicle M.
- FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram (2) showing an example of the flow of a process executed by the information processing system 1 .
- the following process is a process that is executed after a reservation for charging is made.
- the vehicle M communicates with the power supply facility 200 and transmits a first signal for requesting start of charging to the power supply facility 200 (Step S 200 ).
- the power supply facility 200 transmits a second signal for approving start of charging to the vehicle M in accordance with acquisition of the first signal (Step S 202 ).
- the power supply facility 200 may transmit the second signal to the vehicle M.
- the power supply facility 200 supplies electric power to the battery B of the vehicle M through power lines connected to the vehicle M.
- the power supply facility 200 notifies the information processing apparatus 300 of the start of charging (Step S 204 ).
- the information processing apparatus 300 stores a start time of the charging in the storage 380 (Step S 206 ).
- the power supply facility 200 ends charging and notifies the information processing apparatus 300 of the end of the charging and information of an amount of electric power supplied to the battery B and the like (Step S 208 ).
- the information processing apparatus 300 stores an end time of the charging and the information of the amount of electric power supplied to the battery B and the like in the storage 380 (Step S 210 ). Then, the information processing apparatus 300 derives a usage fee for a user of the vehicle M and a compensation to be paid to a manager of the power supply facility 200 on the basis of the information stored in the storage 380 (Step S 212 ).
- the information processing apparatus 300 assigns a compensation of the charging to the manager of the power supply facility 200 , whereby the degree of satisfaction and convenience of the manager are improved.
- the information processing apparatus 300 may acquire a state of the facility battery 250 at the time of supplying electric power from the facility battery 250 to the battery B and detects an abnormality of the facility battery 250 on the basis of the acquired state.
- the state of the facility battery 250 in a case in which the power supply facility 200 has charged the vehicle M is provided for the information processing apparatus 300 .
- the state of the facility battery 250 in a case in which the power supply facility 200 has charged the vehicle M is the state of the facility battery 250 such as an amount of discharging per unit time, a temperature, an internal resistance value, and the like. In other words, this state is information that is used for detecting an abnormality.
- the information processing apparatus 300 determines that the facility battery 250 is abnormal. For example, in a case in which some or all of the amount of discharging per unit time, a temperature, and an internal resistance value deviate from a reference state by a predetermined degree or more, it is determined that the facility battery 250 is abnormal. In a case in which it is determined that the facility battery 250 is abnormal, for example, the information processing apparatus 300 causes a display of the power supply facility 200 (or a display of a mobile terminal device of a manager) to display information indicating presence of an abnormality.
- the information processing apparatus 300 prepares maintenance.
- the preparation is transmission of a request for maintenance to a predetermined device or generation of a maintenance schedule.
- the facility battery 250 described above or the facility battery 250 that is a target for determining an abnormality may be a battery that was mounted in the vehicle before it is installed in the power supply facility 200 (a used battery).
- the vehicle is a vehicle of a predetermined manufacturer affiliated with a management company of the information processing apparatus 300 .
- the information processing apparatus 300 urges to use the facility battery 250 for charging the vehicle M as described above and performs maintenance of the facility battery 250 . In accordance with this, a sense of security felt by a manager of the power supply facility 200 is improved.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a surplus power.
- the vertical axis represents a first index that represents an electric power accumulated in the facility battery 250 and a second index that represents an amount of power estimated to be consumed by the power supply facility 200 in a predetermined period.
- the surplus power is an electric power (S in the drawing) corresponding to an index acquired by subtracting an amount of power of the second index and a preliminary power amount (a in the drawing) from an amount of power of the first index.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a technique for deriving the second index.
- the second index is derived on the basis of a season at that time, a temperature, a humidity, day of the week, used home electric appliances, and a past power consumption, and the like.
- an index acquired by statistically processing used amounts of power in the past and a use amount in an environment coinciding with an environment at that time (a season, a temperature, a humidity, day, a used home electric appliance is a predetermined home electric appliance) is set as the second index.
- a reference power amount set in advance may be set as the second index.
- the reference power amount is an amount of power derived on the basis of a power consumption amount of a facility similar to the target power supply facility 200 and an environment associated with the power consumption amount.
- a similar facility is a facility that has home electric appliances of a same degree as that of home electric appliances included in the power supply facility 200 .
- the information processing apparatus 300 may input various kinds of information (information of a season at that time, a temperature, a humidity, day, and a used home electric appliance) to a learned model and acquire a second index on the basis of information output by the learned model.
- the learned model learns various kinds of information and learning data in which the second index (correct answer data) is associated with the various kinds of information and is a model that is learned such that it outputs the second index associated with various kinds of information in a case in which the various kinds of information is input.
- the model is a model of a neural network or the like.
- the information processing apparatus 300 derives a second index and derives a surplus power of the facility battery 250 having higher accuracy on the basis of the derived second index. In accordance with this, the surplus power of the facility battery 250 is promoted to be effectively utilized.
- the power supply facility 200 is a house, and the amount of power consumed by the home electric appliance 280 is referred to for deriving a surplus power.
- the power supply facility 200 is a store
- the amount of power consumed by facilities for operating the store for example, lighting for a business, an air conditioner for a business, and a refrigerator for a business
- the power supply facility 200 is a factory
- the amount of power consumed by devices for example, devices used for manufacturing a product
- the like in the factory is referred to in place of (in addition to) the home electric appliance 280 .
- the vehicle M that can use a service provided by the information processing system 1 may be a vehicle of a predetermined manufacturer or a vehicle of a manufacturer affiliated with a manager of the information processing apparatus 300 .
- the manufacturer of the vehicle M provides the service described above for a user, whereby the convenience of the user of the vehicle M is improved.
- the manufacturer of the vehicle described above may be a manufacturer of the vehicle affiliated with the facility battery 250 .
- the battery B mounted in the vehicle M is reused, and is used as the facility battery 250 .
- the manufacturer of the vehicle described above is a manufacturer of the vehicle in which the facility battery 250 has been previously mounted.
- the battery B is reused, and the service is provided for a user of the vehicle M and a manager of the power supply facility 200 , whereby the convenience of the user and the manager is improved, and reuse of the battery is efficiently performed.
- the information processing apparatus 300 refers to the location information of the vehicle M and the location information of power supply facilities 200 and provides location information of a facility battery 250 of which a surplus power is equal to or higher than the second threshold and which is present within a predetermined distance from the vehicle M for the vehicle M, whereby convenience of a supplier of electric power and a consumer of electric power can be improved.
- the manager of the power charging facility 200 can acquire a compensation by supplying electric power to the vehicle M, and the degree of satisfaction of the manager is improved.
- a control device including a storage device storing a program and a hardware processor and, by executing the program described above, is configured to acquire location information of one or more vehicles having only electric power of a first battery as a power source and a remaining level of electric power of the first battery, acquire information of a surplus power accumulated in a second battery that is installed in each facility among a plurality of facilities and is capable of supplying electric power to devices installed in the facility and location information of the facility, and provide the location information of the facility to the vehicle by referring to the location information of the vehicle and the location information of the facility in a case in which the remaining level of the electric power of the first battery is equal to or lower than a first threshold, the facility being in which the second battery of which the surplus power is equal to or higher than a second threshold is disposed and being present within a predetermined distance from a vehicle.
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Abstract
Description
- Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2020-093085, filed May 28, 2020, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a storage medium.
- Conventionally, charging control systems that determine a location of a charging stand matching an electric vehicle on the basis of information of a current location of the electric vehicle and location information of charging stands provided by a control center have been disclosed (Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First Publication No. 2013-109764).
- There are cases in which the convenience of the conventional technology described above is not sufficient for suppliers of electric power and consumers of electric power.
- The present invention is in view of such situations, and one object thereof is to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a storage medium capable of improving convenience of suppliers of electric power and consumers of the electric power.
- An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a storage medium according to the present invention employ the following configurations.
- (1) According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information management apparatus including: a memory that stores instructions, and one or more processors that execute the instructions to: acquire location information of one or more vehicles having electric power of only a first battery as a power source and a remaining level of the electric power of the first battery, acquire information of a surplus power accumulated in a second battery that is installed in each of a plurality of facilities and is capable of supplying electric power to devices installed in the facility and location information of the facility, and provide the location information of the facility to the vehicle by referring to the location information of the vehicle and the location information of the facility in a case in which the remaining level of the electric power of the first battery is equal to or lower than a first threshold, the facility being in which the second battery of which the surplus power is equal to or higher than a second threshold is disposed and being present within a predetermined distance from a vehicle.
- (2) In the aspect (1) described above, the facilities are facilities different from charging facilities used only for supplying electric power to mobile bodies including a vehicle and may be houses, stores, or factories.
- (3) In the aspect (1) or (2) described above, the devices disposed in the facilities are home electric appliances disposed in a house, facilities that are disposed in a store for operating the store, or devices used for manufacturing a product in a factory.
- (4) In any one of the aspects (1) to (3) described above, the one or more processors that are configured to execute the instructions to: assign a compensation to a manager of the second battery based on a supplied electric power in a case in which electric power accumulated in the second battery is supplied to the first battery.
- (5) In any one of the aspects (1) to (4) described above, the surplus power is an electric power based on an index acquired by subtracting an electric power assumed to be used in the facility from the electric power accumulated in the second battery.
- (6) In any one of the aspects (1) to (5) described above, the one or more processors that are configured to execute the instructions to: refer to conditions designated by a manager of the second battery, extracts a facility present within a predetermined distance from the vehicle, and supply location information of the extracted facility to the vehicle.
- (7) In any one of the aspects (1) to (6) described above, the one or more processors that are configured to execute the instructions to: acquire a state of the second battery when the second battery is supplying electric power to the first battery and detect an abnormality of the second battery on the basis of the acquired state.
- (8) In any one of the aspects (1) to (7) described above, the electric power accumulated in the second battery includes electric power provided by a power generation device that is disposed in the facility and generates power using sunlight.
- (9) In any one of the aspects (1) to (8) described above, the second battery is a battery mounted in the vehicle before being installed in the facility.
- (10) According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method using a computer, the information processing method including: acquiring location information of one or more vehicles having electric power of only a first battery as a power source and a remaining level of the electric power of the first battery; acquiring information of a surplus power accumulated in a second battery that is installed in each of a plurality of facilities and is capable of supplying electric power to devices installed in the facility and location information of the facility; and providing the location information of the facility to the vehicle by referring to the location information of the vehicle and the location information of the facility in a case in which the remaining level of the electric power of the first battery is equal to or lower than a first threshold, the facility being in which the second battery of which the surplus power is equal to or higher than a second threshold is disposed and being present within a predetermined distance from a vehicle.
- (11) According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a non-transitory computer storage medium storing a program causing a computer to execute: acquire location information of one or more vehicles having electric power of only a first battery as a power source and a remaining level of the electric power of the first battery; acquire information of a surplus power accumulated in a second battery that is installed in each of a plurality of facilities and is capable of supplying electric power to devices installed in the facility and location information of the facility; and provide the location information of the facility to the vehicle by referring to the location information of the vehicle and the location information of the facility in a case in which the remaining level of the electric power of the first battery is equal to or lower than a first threshold, the facility being in which the second battery of which the surplus power is equal to or higher than a second threshold is disposed and being present within a predetermined distance from a vehicle.
- According to the aspects (1) to (11) described above, the convenience of suppliers of electric power and consumers of electric power can be improved.
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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of aninformation processing system 1 including an information processing apparatus. -
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of an in-vehicle device. -
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration included in a power supply facility. -
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of an information processing apparatus. -
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of details of vehicle information. -
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of details of facility information. -
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of details of reservation information. -
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of details of usage information. -
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on a display of a vehicle M. -
FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram (1) showing an example of the flow of a process executed by an information processing system. -
FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram (2) showing an example of the flow of a process executed by the information processing system. -
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a surplus power. -
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a technique for deriving a second index. - Hereinafter, an information management apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing system including a storage medium according to embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of aninformation processing system 1 including aninformation processing apparatus 300. For example, theinformation processing system 1 includes one or more vehicles M (vehicles M1 to M3 in the drawing), one or more power supply facilities 200 (power supply facilities 200-1 to 200-3 in the drawing), and theinformation processing apparatus 300. The vehicle M, thepower supply facility 200, and theinformation processing apparatus 300 communicate with each other, for example, through a network NW. Examples of the network NW include a cellular network, a Wi-Fi network, Bluetooth (a registered trademark), the Internet, a wide area network (WAN), a LAN, a public line, a provider device, a dedicated line, a radio base station, and the like. - The vehicle M is an electric automobile that travels using electric power. For example, the vehicle M is a vehicle that has only electric power of a battery B as a power source. In the vehicle M, for example, a battery B, a motor for traveling, a vehicle control device, a car navigation system, an in-
vehicle device 100, and the like are mounted. The vehicle M travels using a drive force of the motor for traveling. The motor for traveling is driven using electric power accumulated in the battery B. For example, the battery B is a secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery that can be repeatedly charged and discharged. -
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the in-vehicle device 100. For example, the in-vehicle device 100 includes acommunicator 102, acontroller 104, adisplay 106, anoperator 108, and astorage 120. Thecommunicator 102 is a communication interface used for communication with theinformation processing apparatus 300. For example, thecontroller 104 is realized by a processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) executing an application program 122 (software) stored in thestorage 120. Some or all of functions executed by thecontroller 104 may be realized by hardware such as a large scale integration (LSI), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or the like or may be realized by software and hardware in cooperation. For example, thestorage 120 is realized by a storage device including a non-transitory storage medium such as a hard disk drive (HDD), a flash memory, an electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), a read only memory (ROM), or the like, a random access memory (RAM), or the like. - The
controller 104 communicates with theinformation processing apparatus 300 using thecommunicator 102 in accordance with a user's operation and transmits a user's request to theinformation processing apparatus 300 or performs push notification based on information received from theinformation processing apparatus 300. Thecontroller 104 causes thedisplay 106 to display information provided by theinformation processing apparatus 300. - The
display 106 is a display device that displays an image. For example, the display is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), an electroluminescence (EL) display device, or the like. Theoperator 108 is a button used for operating the display. Thedisplay 106 and theoperator 108 may be a touch panel in which such functions are integrally configured. In such a case, theoperator 108 may be a graphical user interface (GUI) switch displayed on thedisplay 106. Theoperator 108 may be a mechanical button. - The
power supply facility 200 is a facility different from charging facilities (charging stands and charging stations) used only for supplying electric power to mobile bodies including vehicles M. For example, thepower supply facility 200 is a house, a store, or a factory. In the following description, thepower supply facility 200 is assumed to be a house. -
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration included in thepower supply facility 200. Thepower supply facility 200 includes acommunicator 210, adisplay 220, anoperator 230, acontroller 240, afacility battery 250, apower feed unit 260, apower generation device 270, and homeelectric appliances 280. For example, such functional configurations may be included in a home energy management system (HEMS). - For example, the
controller 240 is realized by a processor such as a CPU executing an application program (software) stored in a storage device. Some or all of functions executed by thecontroller 240 may be realized by hardware such as an LSI, an ASIC, a FPGA, or the like or may be realized by software and hardware in cooperation. - The
communicator 210 is a communication interface used for communication with theinformation processing apparatus 300. Thedisplay 220 is a display device that displays an image. Theoperator 230 is a button used for operating the display. - The
controller 240 controls the functional configurations included in thepower supply facility 200. Thecontroller 240 transmits information included in a functional configuration included in thepower supply facility 200 or information generated by the functional configuration to theinformation processing apparatus 300 or acquires information transmitted by theinformation processing apparatus 300 using thecommunicator 210. - For example, the
facility battery 250 is a secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery that can be repeatedly charged and discharged. Thefacility battery 250 can be linked with a system power, thepower feed unit 260, thepower generation device 270, the homeelectric appliances 280, and the like. For example, thefacility battery 250 accumulates system power or electric power supplied to thepower generation device 270. Thefacility battery 250 supplies the accumulated electric power to thepower feed unit 260 or the homeelectric appliances 280. - The
power feed unit 260 supplies electric power to the battery B of the vehicle M. For example, thepower feed unit 260 converts a voltage or a current of electric power supplied by thefacility battery 250 into a predetermined voltage or a predetermined current and provides electric power of the converted voltage or current for the battery B of the vehicle M. For example, by connecting a power line included in thepower feed unit 260 to a power feed mechanism of the vehicle M, thepower feed unit 260 can supply electric power to the vehicle M. - The
power generation device 270 is a power generation device utilizing natural energy, for example, a photovoltaic power generation device generating power using sunlight or the like. Thepower generation device 270 supplies generated electric power to thefacility battery 250. - The home
electric appliances 280 are household electric appliances such as an electric washer, a television set, a lighting mechanism, and a refrigerator. The homeelectric appliances 280 operate using electric power supplied from a system or electric power supplied by thefacility battery 250. -
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of theinformation processing apparatus 300. For example, theinformation processing apparatus 300 includes acommunicator 310, anacquirer 320, aninformation processor 330, ause manager 340, and astorage 380. For example, each of theacquirer 320, theinformation processor 330, and theuse manager 340 is realized by a processor such as a CPU executing an application program (software) stored in a storage device. Some or all of such functional members may be realized by hardware such as an LSI, an ASIC, a FPGA, or the like or may be realized by software and hardware in cooperation. For example, thestorage 380 is realized by a storage device including a non-transitory storage medium such as a HDD, a flash memory, an EEPROM, a ROM, or the like, a RAM, or the like. One or both of theinformation processor 330 and the use manager are examples of a “controller”. - For example, the
storage 380stores vehicle information 382,facility information 384,reservation information 386, andusage information 388. Such information will be described below. - The
communicator 310 is a communication interface used for communicating with other devices through the network NW. For example, the communicator 10 acquires information transmitted by the vehicle M and information transmitted by thepower supply facility 200. Thecommunicator 310 acquires a charged state of the battery of the vehicle M, a location of the vehicle M, and the like. - For example, the
acquirer 320 includes afirst acquirer 322 and asecond acquirer 324. Thefirst acquirer 322 acquires vehicle information relating to the vehicle M at predetermined intervals (seeFIG. 5 ). For example, the vehicle information relating to the vehicle M is identification information of the vehicle M, a destination of the vehicle, an index representing a remaining electric power of the battery B of the vehicle M (for example, a state of charge (SOC)), location information of the vehicle M, the distance (not shown) that the vehicle M can travel using electric power accumulated in the battery B, and the like. The vehicle information is stored in thestorage 380 as thevehicle information 382.FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of details of thevehicle information 382. - The
second acquirer 324 acquires facility information relating to thepower supply facility 200 at predetermined intervals (seeFIG. 6 ). For example, the facility information relating to thepower supply facility 200 is identification information of thepower supply facility 200, a providable date and time, supply conditions, location information, a power index representing an electric power that can be provided for the battery B of the vehicle M by the facility battery 250 (surplus power), an index representing a remaining electric power of thefacility battery 250 of thepower supply facility 200, and the like. The providable date and time is a date and time at which a manager of thepower supply facility 200 allows supply of electric power to the battery B of the vehicle M. The supply conditions are conditions relating to supply that can be arbitrarily set by a manager. For example, the supply conditions are an extent of accumulated power of thefacility battery 250 being equal to or higher than 80 [%], provision of a designated power (a predetermined amount of electric power) to the battery B of the vehicle M, and the like. The supply conditions may be determined not by manager's designation but by theinformation processing system 1. - The designated power may be an index such as an amount of power designated by a manager or may be an index acquired on the basis of behaviors and use forms designated by a manager. For example, the index acquired on the basis of designated behaviors and use forms may be the amount of power acquired by subtracting a necessary power amount from the amount of power accumulated in the
facility battery 250. The necessary power amount is the amount of electric power if it is assumed that homeelectric appliances 280 disposed in a facility will be used for a predetermined time or more. For example, a manager designates an electric washer as being used once, an air conditioner as being used for five hours, and the like. Thepower supply facility 200 derives an amount of power assumed to be used on the basis of designated behaviors. The facility information is stored in thestorage 380 as thefacility information 384. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of details of thefacility information 384. - The
information processor 330 processes or manages information that has been acquired by theacquirer 320. For example, theinformation processor 330 stores information acquired by theacquirer 320 in thestorage 380 or provides information stored in thestorage 380 for the vehicle M or thepower supply facility 200. - In a case in which a remaining level of the battery B of the vehicle M is equal to or lower than a first threshold, the
information processor 330 provides location information ofpower supply facilities 200, in which thefacility battery 250 of which a surplus power is equal to or larger than a second threshold is disposed, present within a predetermined distance from the vehicle M for the vehicle M by referring to the location information of the vehicle M and the location information of thepower supply facilities 200. At this time, theinformation processor 330 may derive the amount of power that is necessary for the vehicle M to arrive at a destination and provide location information of thepower supply facilities 200 that can provide the derived power amount (thepower supply facilities 200 of which a surplus power is equal to or higher than the derived power amount) for the vehicle M. - The
use manager 340 manages a reservation for the vehicle M to charge the battery B using thepower supply facility 200. Theuse manager 340 generates reservation information.FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of details ofreservation information 386. Thereservation information 386 includes identification information of a user who has made a reservation, a reservation time, and the like for eachpower supply facility 200. - In a case in which the vehicle M charges the battery B using the
power supply facility 200, theuse manager 340 bills a user of the vehicle M or assigns a compensation to a manager of thepower supply facility 200. For example, theuse manager 340 determines a compensation to be assigned on the basis of a status in which the vehicle M uses thepower supply facility 200 for a manager of thepower supply facility 200. The amount of money or the like to be assigned is stored in thestorage 380 as theusage information 388. Here, “assigning” represents storing of information in which information representing a compensation is associated with a manager who is an assignment target in thestorage 380. -
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of details of theusage information 388. Theusage information 388 includes information such as the number of times the vehicle M has used thepower supply facility 200, a time for which thepower supply facility 200 has supplied electric power to the vehicle M, an extent of electric power supply to the vehicle M (an amount of power), a compensation assigned to a manager of the power supply facility, and the like for a predetermined period. For example, the compensation is derived on the basis of a function having some or all of the number of times, the time, and the extent of electric power as parameters. - Hereinafter, a process executed by the
information processing system 1 will be described. In a case in which the power amount of the battery B of the vehicle M decreases by a predetermined amount or more, theinformation processing apparatus 300 provides information ofpower supply facilities 200 that are present in the vicinity of the vehicle M and can charge the battery B of the vehicle M for the vehicle M.FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on thedisplay 106 of the vehicle M. For example, location information of eachpower supply facility 200 associated with map information, the usage fee at the time of charging at the facility, the time until arrival at thepower supply facility 200, the distance to thepower supply facility 200, and the like are displayed. - An occupant of the vehicle M can make a reservation for the use of the
power supply facility 200 by operating theoperator 108 of the vehicle M by referring to an image displayed on thedisplay 106 and charge the battery B using thepower supply facility 200. Theinformation processing apparatus 300 assigns a compensation such as money to a manager of thepower supply facility 200 on the basis of a usage fee paid by an occupant of the vehicle M. -
FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram (1) showing an example of the flow of a process executed by theinformation processing system 1. First, thepower supply facility 200 transmits facility information to the information processing apparatus 300 (Step S100). Next, theinformation processing apparatus 300 acquires the facility information and causes thestorage 380 to store the acquired facility information (Step S102). Next, the vehicle M transmits the vehicle information to the information processing apparatus 300 (Step S104). Next, theinformation processing apparatus 300 acquires the vehicle information and causes thestorage 380 to store the acquired vehicle information (Step S106). - Next, in a case in which an SOC included in the acquired vehicle information is equal to or lower than the first threshold, the
information processing apparatus 300 extractspower supply facilities 200 that are at a predetermined distance from the vehicle M that has transmitted the vehicle information and can charge the battery B of the vehicle M (Step S108). Theinformation processing apparatus 300 extracts apower supply facility 200 that is present within a predetermined distance from the vehicle M by referring to supply conditions designated by a manager of thefacility battery 250 and supplies location information of the extractedpower supply facility 200 to the vehicle M. For example, apower supply facility 200 that is allowed to perform charging at the time at which the vehicle M desires to be charged is extracted. Next, theinformation processing apparatus 300 transmits information of the extractedpower supply facility 200 to the vehicle M (Step S110). - Next, the vehicle M causes the
display 106 to display the transmitted information of thepower supply facility 200 on the display 106 (Step S112). When an occupant of the vehicle M performs an operation of making a reservation for the use of thecharging facility 200 using theoperator 108 by referring to the information displayed on the display 106 (Step S114), the vehicle M transmits reservation information including identification information of the occupant, the reservation time, and the like to the information processing apparatus 300 (Step S116). Next, theinformation processing apparatus 300 accepts a reservation on the basis of the reservation information (Step S118). Next, theinformation processing apparatus 300 transmits information indicating that the reservation has been accepted to the power supply facility 200 (Step S120). Thepower supply facility 200 causes thedisplay 106 to display the information relating to the reservation (Step S122). The information relating to the reservation may be transmitted to a mobile terminal device such as a smartphone registered in advance in place of thepower supply facility 200. - As described above, the
information processing apparatus 300 provides information ofpower supply facilities 200 that can be used for vehicles M of which the SOC of the battery B is equal to or lower than the first threshold, whereby a user's convenience is improved. - Some or all of the above-described processes and a process to be described below (the process of
FIG. 11 ) performed by theinformation processing apparatus 300 may be performed by thepower supply facility 200 or the vehicle M. -
FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram (2) showing an example of the flow of a process executed by theinformation processing system 1. The following process is a process that is executed after a reservation for charging is made. - In a case in which the vehicle M arrives at the
power supply facility 200, and the battery B of the vehicle M is connected to thepower feed unit 260 through power lines, the vehicle M communicates with thepower supply facility 200 and transmits a first signal for requesting start of charging to the power supply facility 200 (Step S200). Next, thepower supply facility 200 transmits a second signal for approving start of charging to the vehicle M in accordance with acquisition of the first signal (Step S202). At this time, in a case in which identification information included in the reservation information that has been acquired in advance from theinformation processing apparatus 300 coincides with identification information transmitted from the vehicle M, thepower supply facility 200 may transmit the second signal to the vehicle M. In accordance with this, thepower supply facility 200 supplies electric power to the battery B of the vehicle M through power lines connected to the vehicle M. - Next, the
power supply facility 200 notifies theinformation processing apparatus 300 of the start of charging (Step S204). Next, theinformation processing apparatus 300 stores a start time of the charging in the storage 380 (Step S206). When a reversed time has elapsed, thepower supply facility 200 ends charging and notifies theinformation processing apparatus 300 of the end of the charging and information of an amount of electric power supplied to the battery B and the like (Step S208). - Next, the
information processing apparatus 300 stores an end time of the charging and the information of the amount of electric power supplied to the battery B and the like in the storage 380 (Step S210). Then, theinformation processing apparatus 300 derives a usage fee for a user of the vehicle M and a compensation to be paid to a manager of thepower supply facility 200 on the basis of the information stored in the storage 380 (Step S212). - As described above, in a case in which the vehicle M has been charged by the
power supply facility 200, theinformation processing apparatus 300 assigns a compensation of the charging to the manager of thepower supply facility 200, whereby the degree of satisfaction and convenience of the manager are improved. - The
information processing apparatus 300 may acquire a state of thefacility battery 250 at the time of supplying electric power from thefacility battery 250 to the battery B and detects an abnormality of thefacility battery 250 on the basis of the acquired state. In such a case, the state of thefacility battery 250 in a case in which thepower supply facility 200 has charged the vehicle M is provided for theinformation processing apparatus 300. The state of thefacility battery 250 in a case in which thepower supply facility 200 has charged the vehicle M is the state of thefacility battery 250 such as an amount of discharging per unit time, a temperature, an internal resistance value, and the like. In other words, this state is information that is used for detecting an abnormality. - In a case in which the state of the
facility battery 250 deviates from a reference state by a predetermined degree or more, theinformation processing apparatus 300 determines that thefacility battery 250 is abnormal. For example, in a case in which some or all of the amount of discharging per unit time, a temperature, and an internal resistance value deviate from a reference state by a predetermined degree or more, it is determined that thefacility battery 250 is abnormal. In a case in which it is determined that thefacility battery 250 is abnormal, for example, theinformation processing apparatus 300 causes a display of the power supply facility 200 (or a display of a mobile terminal device of a manager) to display information indicating presence of an abnormality. Then, in a case in which information indicating a request for maintenance is acquired in accordance with an operation of a manager of thepower supply facility 200, theinformation processing apparatus 300 prepares maintenance. Here, the preparation is transmission of a request for maintenance to a predetermined device or generation of a maintenance schedule. - The
facility battery 250 described above or thefacility battery 250 that is a target for determining an abnormality may be a battery that was mounted in the vehicle before it is installed in the power supply facility 200 (a used battery). For example, the vehicle is a vehicle of a predetermined manufacturer affiliated with a management company of theinformation processing apparatus 300. For example, there are cases in which, after a battery that has been used in a vehicle is collected, and maintenance and the like of the battery are performed, it is used as thefacility battery 250 through reuse. In such cases, theinformation processing apparatus 300 urges to use thefacility battery 250 for charging the vehicle M as described above and performs maintenance of thefacility battery 250. In accordance with this, a sense of security felt by a manager of thepower supply facility 200 is improved. - Here, a surplus power of the
facility battery 250 will be described.FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a surplus power. InFIG. 12 , the vertical axis represents a first index that represents an electric power accumulated in thefacility battery 250 and a second index that represents an amount of power estimated to be consumed by thepower supply facility 200 in a predetermined period. For example, the surplus power is an electric power (S in the drawing) corresponding to an index acquired by subtracting an amount of power of the second index and a preliminary power amount (a in the drawing) from an amount of power of the first index. -
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a technique for deriving the second index. For example, the second index is derived on the basis of a season at that time, a temperature, a humidity, day of the week, used home electric appliances, and a past power consumption, and the like. For example, an index acquired by statistically processing used amounts of power in the past and a use amount in an environment coinciding with an environment at that time (a season, a temperature, a humidity, day, a used home electric appliance is a predetermined home electric appliance) is set as the second index. - A reference power amount set in advance may be set as the second index. The reference power amount is an amount of power derived on the basis of a power consumption amount of a facility similar to the target
power supply facility 200 and an environment associated with the power consumption amount. A similar facility is a facility that has home electric appliances of a same degree as that of home electric appliances included in thepower supply facility 200. - In addition, the
information processing apparatus 300 may input various kinds of information (information of a season at that time, a temperature, a humidity, day, and a used home electric appliance) to a learned model and acquire a second index on the basis of information output by the learned model. The learned model learns various kinds of information and learning data in which the second index (correct answer data) is associated with the various kinds of information and is a model that is learned such that it outputs the second index associated with various kinds of information in a case in which the various kinds of information is input. The model is a model of a neural network or the like. - As described above, the
information processing apparatus 300 derives a second index and derives a surplus power of thefacility battery 250 having higher accuracy on the basis of the derived second index. In accordance with this, the surplus power of thefacility battery 250 is promoted to be effectively utilized. - In the example described above, the
power supply facility 200 is a house, and the amount of power consumed by the homeelectric appliance 280 is referred to for deriving a surplus power. However, in a case in which thepower supply facility 200 is a store, the amount of power consumed by facilities for operating the store (for example, lighting for a business, an air conditioner for a business, and a refrigerator for a business) and the like is referred to in place of (in addition to) the homeelectric appliance 280, and, in a case in which thepower supply facility 200 is a factory, the amount of power consumed by devices (for example, devices used for manufacturing a product) and the like in the factory is referred to in place of (in addition to) the homeelectric appliance 280. - The vehicle M that can use a service provided by the
information processing system 1 may be a vehicle of a predetermined manufacturer or a vehicle of a manufacturer affiliated with a manager of theinformation processing apparatus 300. In this way, the manufacturer of the vehicle M provides the service described above for a user, whereby the convenience of the user of the vehicle M is improved. The manufacturer of the vehicle described above may be a manufacturer of the vehicle affiliated with thefacility battery 250. For example, the battery B mounted in the vehicle M is reused, and is used as thefacility battery 250. In such a case, the manufacturer of the vehicle described above is a manufacturer of the vehicle in which thefacility battery 250 has been previously mounted. The battery B is reused, and the service is provided for a user of the vehicle M and a manager of thepower supply facility 200, whereby the convenience of the user and the manager is improved, and reuse of the battery is efficiently performed. - According to the embodiment described, in a case in which a remaining level of the battery B is equal to or lower than the first threshold, the
information processing apparatus 300 refers to the location information of the vehicle M and the location information ofpower supply facilities 200 and provides location information of afacility battery 250 of which a surplus power is equal to or higher than the second threshold and which is present within a predetermined distance from the vehicle M for the vehicle M, whereby convenience of a supplier of electric power and a consumer of electric power can be improved. For example, concern about insufficiency of electric for an occupant of the vehicle M power is resolved, the manager of thepower charging facility 200 can acquire a compensation by supplying electric power to the vehicle M, and the degree of satisfaction of the manager is improved. - The embodiment described above can be expressed as below.
- A control device including a storage device storing a program and a hardware processor and, by executing the program described above, is configured to acquire location information of one or more vehicles having only electric power of a first battery as a power source and a remaining level of electric power of the first battery, acquire information of a surplus power accumulated in a second battery that is installed in each facility among a plurality of facilities and is capable of supplying electric power to devices installed in the facility and location information of the facility, and provide the location information of the facility to the vehicle by referring to the location information of the vehicle and the location information of the facility in a case in which the remaining level of the electric power of the first battery is equal to or lower than a first threshold, the facility being in which the second battery of which the surplus power is equal to or higher than a second threshold is disposed and being present within a predetermined distance from a vehicle.
- As above, although the form for performing the present invention has been described using the embodiment, the present invention is not limited to such embodiment at all, and various modifications and substitutions can be added within a range not departing from the concept of the present invention.
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